DOKKEA : Kitchen & Design

Kitchen Room

The placement of your work triangle should be the next step in designing your kitchen layout. The sink, cooking surface, and refrigerator need to be situated within easy reach of each other to allow your kitchen to work smoothly. Here, again is where an experienced kitchen designer can be a valuable partner in the design of your kitchen. They have the experience to know what will and what will not work efficiently, and could keep you from ending up with a kitchen which does not meet your needs. A good kitchen designer will know if your kitchen would work better with an island, or maybe a peninsula, or a movable cart or nothing at all. These are design items that need to be addressed early in the process, and will make the whole design process successful. The next step is to layout your kitchen cabinets. Standard cabinets come in widths with 3" increments, so you can use them in almost any kitchen layout. Here is another area where an experienced kitchen designer can save you lots of time and frustration. Once the basic kitchen layout is complete, the designer can assist you in including the details that really make a kitchen a showpiece. How about a plate rail or open end shelves for added appeal? Is a wine rack appropriate in your kitchen design? It is the little details, which you may not have even thought about, that make any kitchen really special.

If you are thinking of redesigning your current kitchen or are putting a new kitchen in a new property, then the planning and kitchen design stage are critically important. If you want to bring in the kitchen on budget, then thinking through the process and finding the right resources will be key to success. Luxury kitchens can be achieved on a smaller budget if you have the right know-how. Modern kitchens really are more than just somewhere to cook food. They have become central points of the house, a place to meet and talk, and a place to create wonderful food to enjoy with friends and family. So now is the time to really create something special. There are many ways to go about designing your kitchen and you can choose something off the plan or an architects design. You may not really know exactly what you want but you do have an idea of the style you like and what your budget is. This is where you now need to do some planning and start to define your likes and dislikes. If your kitchen is an unusual shape, or particularly large or small, then there may be some unique design elements to consider.

Britain is a country in the UK that has a very rich history and culture in multiple areas for centuries. When we think of the kitchen in Britain it may bring to mind scenes of lots of delicious tasting meals cooked by dear old mom and served up to a grateful family. That love of culture and tradition also has been transferred to the look and feel of the traditional kitchen design choices in Britain, as this history and culture can be seen here, in what is known there as the heart of the home: the kitchen. British kitchen designers have always been innovative and known for developing several designs for UK kitchens that other countries have wanted to emulate.

UTILIZING YOUR KITCHEN. Are you an expert chef, who does it all: cooking, baking, barbecuing, or are you a minimal cook whose main goal is to just get a meal on the table for the family as expeditiously as possible, or are you somewhere in between? Do you always cook by yourself or do you often have family and friends help with the cooking? Do you often entertain and all flow into the kitchen while munching on your Brie between sips of chardonnay? Do you bake often and want a marble surface for that purpose? The questions can go on and on. Some clients have large, prestigious, homes and entertain frequently and/or have large families. They may have someone do the cooking for them. Some of these types of projects may need the full treatment, such as a butler's pantry or walk-in pantry, two islands, two refrigerators, two dishwashers, two microwave ovens, a wine cooler, a separate beverage cooler, a built-in espresso machine, sink, prep-sink and bar sink and glass-door cabinets to display the family heirloom china, etc.